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The Portland daily press., 1887-03-16

faultless singing of former Boston. as she
is now London, favorite, Miss Amy Sher-
win. Her rendering of Loves Wings was a
positive treat to all who listened. Every
word came out as clear and distinct as sill
yer bell. Her accent, from heightened for
eign residences, has pretty little suggestion
of the continent, and even in her speaking
voice she conveys all the charm that the gen.
eral singer does when singing, not speaking.
Miss Sherwin is, as you know. very beauti-
full / compare her to dainty spray Of wild
roses, all pink and white, and, as she smiles,
her teeth CLEAN through her parted lips like
crystallized drops of dew. Her German
songs were equally delightful, for Miss Sher-
win is an accomplished linguist. In the best
London society she is ever welcome guest.
Her manners are engaging, her amiability is
boundless, her information regarding musical
and other art matters extensive.
NOTES.
''Ruddygore" is in rehearsal by the Nc
Caull troupe for. Wallack's Theatre, New
York, in May. The choruses, as given yes
terday morning at rehearsal, betoken treat
for our people when the opera is given by
Stetson's company at City Hall, April 1st
The Schubert Quintette, Imperial Guitar
and Mandolin Club, and Mr.. Fred Adams.
elocutionist, will appear at Congress street
M. L. church tonight.
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The Age of Consent.

10 We EUtJOF o. Me IfeSS:
was greatly shocked this morning as l
saw in the PRESS the account of the terrible
accident on the Boston & Providence rail-
road, but far more shocked as i read in the
smaller headlines that our "Cdutious legis-
lators fla the age Of consent at thirteen"
Cautious of what? Certainly not for the
well being and social purity of the COM
munity. Not cautious to throw around in
nocent and inexperienced childhood the pro-
lection of good laws. Cautious only, as it
seems to me, to protect as far as possible
licentious men in the indulgence of their
animal passions. That act has stamped with
disgrace the Legislature that passed it.
Shame! shame! on such legislation. Give
us the names, Mr.. Editor, Of the men in our
Legislature who would give our daughters
over at the age of thirteen years prey to
the lusts of any libertine who chooses to
attempt their ruin, and who would say to
such monsters you shall not be m0leSted in
your devilish work. We protect our cattle,
our sheep, our dogs even, and turn our chill
dren out, unprotected by law against any
ruInan who may seek them as their prey.
oueh legislation is a disgrace to our ciyili1-
atlon: meetings ought to be held at once all
over tne state until our Legislature shall be
l nIa W ieel the Indignation of an outraged
they have done. What reason can be given
Tor not hxlng the age of consent at least AT
sixteen years unless it be to protect men i'm
the indulgence of their lower passions9
Portland, March 10, 1887.
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PERSONAL.

Bertram l.. Smith, Esq, and Clarence S.
Lunt, city editor of the Bangor Commercial,
are at the Falmouth Hotel
Miss Emma r. Wescott, who is engaged in
organizing Golden Cross Commandery in
this city has been i'll of late but expects to be
out again in few days.
Among those present at a reception given
Congressman John d. Long and wife by the
Pine Tree State Club in Boston Tuesday eve
ming were Horatio G. Newton and Charles W.
Stevens of Portland.
Mr.. Robert b. Cookson, who has been pos
tai clerk on the Bangor and Piseataquls
railroad, has been appointed Deputy Collec-
tor and Inspector of Customs in that district,
vice Col. C. V. Crossman, resigned.
Mr.. w. E. Baxter, former student OF DR..
Gordons of this city, received the degree OF
M. d. at the recent commencement of the
Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New
York city.
At concert recently given under the aus
pieces of the Odd Fellows of Holyoke, Mass,
Mr. w. II. Mason of this city sang. A gen.
tleman who was present writes that Mr..
Mason has fine tenor voice, which shows
careful training.
G. d. Field, Boston; w. r. G. Estes, Show
hogan; w. j. Wort, c. II. Mead, f. j. Task
er, d. H. Kelley, Fred A. Fully, and l.. W..
Bradstreet Boston; and j, P. MarstoR,
Rockland, were among the arrivals at the
United States Hotel yesterday.
The President has taken the following ac-
ton on application for pardon in the case of
Dennis Kelley, convicted of manslaughter
and sentenced to eighteen months imprison-
ment at Portland. He says: "The defend
ant having been good soldier, and his Of
fence appearing to be the result of an excita-
| BILE temperament, rather than any malicious
intent, and the convict having served the en-
stire extent of his sentence, apardon is grant
ed to restore him to citizenship"
The Bangor Commercial says: "Mr
George II. Wish has finished the new canvas
boat upon which he has been at work, ant
it is fine craft The boat is fourteen fee
long and thirty inches wide across the rails
| When all equipped, including oars, rowlock
and other fixtures, itwfIl weigh So pounds
and will carry five persons and their luggage
easily. The craft is splendidly modelled
Mr.. Wish is soon to build another similar
boat for Mr. E. J. Page of the firm of Brown
| q Page. twill be sixteen feet long anC
will be used on fishing excursions. Mr.
Wish is gaining quite a reputation as a boa
builder" He is a Portland boy
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KNOX COUNTY S. ). COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE HASKELL.

BEFORE JUDGE HASKELL
RoCKLAND, March II:
Cfearge L, Snow VS., Leander Weeks. The de-
PENDANT In this cese has been for many years the
Streasurer and collector of the city of Rockland,
and the plaintiff resident OF Roc kland. On No
vember 20, 1879, the plaintiff was committed,
upon process issued by the defendant for the
collection Of q tax Of lol so Tor the year 1851
February II, 1880, when he procured poor
debtors bond and was released. Plaintiff resist
ed the tax, as he claimed, upon the ground that it
was assessed upon property which he did not pos
sess. He applied TO the assessors for an abate-
lied the city government for relief, but without
avail
The plaintiff, after his release from Jail brought
an action against this defendant for false imprlS-
Oument Which was tried at the December term,
1880, resulting III verdict in his favor for $493,
20. The case was carried forward on a r0otion
for a new trial The motion was granted, and at
the April term, 1883, the case was again tried,
and was sent forward on report. The papers
were returned from the Law Court with the order
that the defendant be defaulted, and that DANA
geS be assessed by fury. The case was tried at
the March term, 1886, when the defendant was
defauted and damages were assessed by the Jury
at $762.27. The case was again taken to the Law
Court on motion fora new trial and exceptions,
and was returned with the order that if all the
verdict above $500 be RENTED by the plaintiff he
should have judgment for that sum otherwise the
verdict be set aside and new trial granted, The
came up for trial for the fourth time.
Verdict for the plaintiff for S74813. II is
sumed the responsibility SD for the defence. although
evidence TO prove that fact was excluded when
offered in the trial.
A. z. Gould-Robinson & Rowell.
True p. Pierce
Joseph Smith, who was indicted at this term as
tramp, was arraigned and pleaded guilty. AS
II appeared that the respondent now had an oppor-
tunity TO ship and go to sea, and that he desired
TO do so his case was continued for sentence and
he was released upon his personal recogniz-
ance.
Eliza T. Clark, libellant, VS.. Samuel L. Clark.
Libel for divorce. Divorce decreed mist for the
statute period
j. E. Hanley for libellant.
RocKLAND, March IA.
Sanford Delano, on indictments as common
seller and for keeping a drinking house and tipp-
ling shop paid fines and costs amounting 10
S213.64.
George A. Lynde, on nuisance indictment
found against him at the September term. 1884,
PAID fine and costs amounting TO S117.45.
Samuel Couch VS.. Edwin Couch. An action to
recover for $780, cash loaned, and for one COW of
the value OF $50. Defendant filed an account in
offset. Verdict for the plaintiff for $685. bal
ance.
j. L. Hanly. NJ. f. Hanly,
Clara r. Patterson, libelant, VS.. James w. Pat
terSon. Libel for divorce. Divorce decreed nist
for desertion for the statute period.
G. M. Walker.
John Bruton was today admitted a citizen of the
United States
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Manager Spence, who was married during
the winter, will reside on Forest avenue.
near the ball grounds.
The Portland team win probably be got to-
gether about the 10Th instant in New York.
Manager Spence is negotiating for good
base ball field in Hoboken, just across the
ferry from New York. If he gets it the nine
will have active practice in the open air for
week before the beginning of their trip at
Newark, April LIST. If the team goes into
practice in Hoboken, a large number of New
York base ball men will go over to see their
work.
Manager Spence has had a man named
Henderson, practicing for pitcher for sew
eral weeks. He throws very swift ball and
has complete control of it. He has an arm
which, it is Thought, will keep in condition
under large amount of work.
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RAILWAY MATTERS.



The new Maine Central railroad train, COM
posed entirely of Pullman palace cars, to
run from Boston to Bar Harbor, via Lewis
ton, during the summer, will run about forty
miles an hour, leaving Boston at $50 in the
morning and reaching Bar Harbor at $50 p.
m. Between Portland and Bar Harbor it
will stop only at Danville Junction (for the
Poland Spring travel, Lewiston, Waterville,
Bangor and Ellsworth. 1t may make fewer
stops if an arrangement is made for supply
ing the locomotive with water. The Maine
Central managers now talk of adopting the
Pennsylvania plan of tanks between the
tracks, from which the locomotive can scoop
up water as it rushes along Probably they
will either do this or greatly enlarge the
tanks in the locomotive tenders. The new
bridge across the arm of Lake Maranocook,
is built with the great weight of this heavy
Pullman train in view.
On the other branch of the Maine Central
the Flying Yankee will run as usual, but
may make a few. more stops.
A matter which the Maine Central mana
gers have under advisement is the construc-
ton of double track between Gardiner and
Augusta, which has become almost neces-
sity. a4
THE INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY.
The International Railway people are yig-
orously at work preparing to push the build
ing of their line, and representatives of the
road are in Bangor, laying out large sums of
money in the purchase of supplies for their
men, and teams, stoves and utensils for their
camps. Monday several car loads of sup
plies were furnished, for which cash is paid,
one gentleman bringing $4,000 to Bangor on
Saturday, in addition to money already on
deposit there for that purpose. AT meet
ing of the directors of the Bangor & Piscata-
quis Railroad Company, held Monday after
noon. it was voted to give the International
Company all the land at West Cove needed
for the purpose of erecting storehouses as
far as could be done without interfering
with their own business, and to afford them
all the facilities in their power towards car
rying on their work. The big orders for pro-
visions made things lively in some of the
leading wholesale houses in Bangor Mon
day. Among the other items of goods on
the list were some forty cook stoves. Before
the road is completed an enormous amount
of supplies will be needed, and these must
necessarily be furnished from or through
Bangor, so that a large amount of money
must be expended there.
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A weII-peserxed Punishment.

Monday noon, as man from the country
was driving down Green street, on his way
home, lot of hoodlums began pelting him
with snow. The man objected to this and,
leaving his pung, singled out the leader of the
gang and told him what he thought of such
an attack. The fellow, who was as large as
the countryman, replied by striking him in
the face. A moment afterwards he wished
he hadn't. for amid the applause of the
crowd, which rapidly gathered, the gentle
man from the country proceeded to polish
OIL his assailant. He fought with more
muscle than science but the young man who
had thrown the SNOWFALL retired from the
conflict with both eyes closed and in a gener
ally dilapidated condition. The other COM
batant quietly got into his team and pro-
ceeded on his way.
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Robert c. SAWYER.
The following from San Francisco papel
may interest many Portland readers:

The following from San Francisco paper
may interest many Portland readers:
The loss of good public spirited citizen,
to community, is as the loss of an eminent
statesman to a nation; and such loss we
are called on to deplore in the death Of Rob-
ert G. Sawyer, at his residence, 923 Valencia
street, on Wednesday, January 18th. Mr.
Sawyer, like many of the enterprising sons
of the Dirigo State, has had varied and
checkered life. He was born in Portland,
Me. His father was merchant captain,
sailing his own ship, and in company with
his mother, while yet child, Robert made
many voyages to various parts of the world
in his fathers ship. As he grew older, he,
with his brother, was left in school, two
years in France, and two years in England.
he was afterwards brought home and en-
tered Bowdoin College in the class of 1868.
While still young man, little over 20, he
came to California, and entered the service
of the G. P. r. X. Co., as civil engineer, in
which capacity he traversed considerable
portion of the State, surveying for projected
railroads. He afterwards went TO work for
G. A. Hooper & Co., lumber dealers, and
about eight years ago for Pope & Talbot,
with whom he remained till the time of his
death. Mr.. Sawyer was a man of large and
varied attachments, and possessed all the
qualities which make good citizen, "a most
affectionate husband and father, loved as a
brother by his friends, and trusted implicitly
by his employers. He leaves, besides a
wife and daughter here, a mother, sister and
brother in Portland Me,
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BRIEF JoTTINcs.

Cold and raw yesterday, with cloudy skies
and snow splits in the afternoon.
Gilberts juvenile exhibition ball will be
given on the afternoon of April 9TH
DR.. Hills talks on the heroes of Hebrew
History will be resumed on Thursday even
ing, in room 6, Browns block, at o'clock.
The history of the Board Of Trade, now in
course OF preparation by Secretary Rich
will be published in about month, and will
make book of about 100 pages.
A sea gull was captured yesterday in the
dock at Custom House wharf. One of the
BIRDS wings had been broken, making 1T pos
sible to catch him.
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-16
TOWN ELECTIONS.
The Election at Sanford.

SANFORD. March Is.
At the adjourned town meeting the Repub-
licans and Democrats of Sanford, aided by a
few Republicans at Springvale, Joined issues
and elected fo- selectman M. b. Twambly
(Dem.); town agent, Horace t. Bennett
Dem.); supervisor of schools, w. J. May
bury Rep); auditor, Sam. G. Nicholl (Rep)
On the first ballot one selectman remained
to be elected, and there being no choice on
the second ballot, third resulted in the cleo
ton of w. Fl. Mason (Rep), Of Sanford, the
vote standing, Mason, 239; Reed, of Spring
vale, 237. In the contest politics were ig-
nored. 1t was merely fight between the
two villages for the offices. -e
NEW GLOUCESTER.
Moderat or-George W. Pluniner r.
Town Clerk-James M.iThompson, II.
son, R., True M. Merrill, ID.
Treasurer and Colector-B. w. Merrill, r..
School Supervisor-Geo. B. Pierce, X.
They voted to refer the building of the
Kicker road to the selectmen to build it when
they think it of advantage to the town.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Levi Jordan; clerk. O r.
Lane; selectmen, assessors and overseers of the
poor, Henry Lane, Henry Harmon, Charles
schools, II Knight; collector, ID Jordan.
Observation-Disclosures Henry Brewer; Clerk
William Mitchell; selectmen,. Herbert Talbot,
Joseph ID Curtis, James III Banks; treasurer, Ed
ward Mallet, Jr.; supervisor, Herbert +.
Iwltchell; collector, Isaac ID Byram. All Repub-
licans.
Observation-Disclosures, W Jordan; selectmen,
w Gowell Geo. Plummer; clerk & Lunt; sun
eryisor Of schools, Rev. K HOyt; treasurer JOHN
G Tibbetts; collector, Horace Jordan.
w DEER g;sI, IsLE@B G Barbour, D W Torrey and s
w fiheld, selectmeni B T0rrey; treasurer, Seth
Webb and g HASKELL auditors; j Small, sup
ervisor of schools,
NORTH HAvEN-George Alexander, Modera-
Harrison Beverage, John W Wooster. seiectmen'
assessors and oyerseers OF the poor; B Calder,
wood. treasuTreri X Crockett, auditor; Frank
ander, supervisor; Henry Smith, road commits
sioner.
town clerk, d Baker; selectmen, assessors, etc.
j ID Baker, A Nickerson, w M Baker; super,
visor Of schools. w Phillipsi treasurer, A q
ID Hinds W Snare, II Maker, j II Smith, Geo.
Lambert, Fred Hartman, Solomon Bolton, Thorn
as Crowell Albert Wheeler; health officer, DIR.
Observation-Disclosures L. p Toothaker; clerk, r
d Crocker; selectmen, ETC., w Harris, A G Thorn
dixie, White; treasurer, Joseph Holt; collector,
aker; S. s. committee, p Toothaker; auditor, L
Toothaker.
GEoRGETowN-Mod Hinckley; Sc
lectmen, assessors and oyerseers OF the poor, w
G Todd, w l. Berry and o NJ Kingsbury; clerk,
z Trafton; treasurer, Martin Trafton supervisor
Of schools, Z Traftoni collector, John Hunt Au-
dtor, W X Riggs.
SoNERvLLE-J Dodge. moderator; Morrill,
Gildden, clerk; j Dodge, o M Crummet, John
M Turner. selectmen: j K Bartlett, treasurer and
agent Frank Ames supervisor of schools;
Bartlett, collector; Morrill, Glidden, constable;
David Chadwick, j L Bartlett, auditors.
BRIGHToN-G @ Davenport, moderator; Peter
Walker, clerk L II Hayden, w Foss, L For
bus, seectmen; G @ Davenport, treasurer and
school supervisor; John Tomlnson, collector.
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THE STATE.
PENoBscor COUNTY.

Friday morning Mrs William Delano of
Midway caught her dress on fire and before
she was able to extinguish the fire was so Sc
yerely burned that she died the Thursday
following. She leaves a husband and one
small child.
= Samuel T. Fuller, Esq, who lives on the
Fuller road, near Bangor. now eighty-four
years old, worked all day last Saturday, with
team breaking roads.
Mrs. Annie Hatfield came from Lewiston
to Dexter on Saturday, March 9th, to visit
her friend Mrs. James Cotterell of Dexter.
She was not feeling very well when she left
Lewiston and the Journey seemed to
make her feel much worse, and soon after
her arrival q physician was called in to at
tend her. She soon seemed better, but last
Friday she became worse and died about II
p. m. that day. She leaves a young child
only two years old, her only relative in this
country. She came to America from Hyde,
England, about six months since. She was
only % years of age, and for person no
older than that she must have had very
sorrowful life. Her father and mother are
both dead and her husband was killed by
the birth OF her child. The shock to sher at
that time was so great that she had never
fully recovered from it.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
A man in the interest of the Keenes of
Skowhegan started on snow shoes from Inc
Forks last week to trace a route for a pro-
posed line Of railroad up the valley OF the
hennebec to connect with the Megantlc.
WALDO COUNTY.
Rev. j. Washburn of Parkman is holding
a series Of meetings at the North Monfville
cnurch. Some twenty conversions are re-
ported as the result Of two weeks effort.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
On Sunday morning the grocery store OF
H. RafQG
several dollars taken from the money drawer
but nothing else was touched. Early Mon
day morning burglars, presumably the same
parties entered Ii. G. Munson's general store
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Par|or Furniture, Bed
Lounges, Etc.

We are still adding to. our stock OF
ParlOr Suits, Sofa Beds, etc., and are
still selling at the prices stated In the
last issue OF this paper. Hair Cloth Par
lor Suits $3.50 and upwards. Plush
Suits $3.50, $3.50, $500, $4,000,
and beautiful Crushed Plush Suit for
$500, $4,000 and upwards. And the
the best bargain In all this week will be
three styles OF Silk Plush Suits which
we shall sell to the first corners at from
$500 to $500. They are suits that
have never been sold under $4,000 to
any one. We guarantee them all double
stuffed, and the top stufilng eurled hair,
and they all have spring edges. They
are very handsome In design, and we
will warrant every piece Of them to
stand wear for years. We also have a
few styles upholstered In Crushed Plush
that we can offer this week at from $S5
to $1O0.These are bargains worthy your
immediate attention. Come and see the
goods. III they are not all we claim for
them at the price we will not press you
to buy. Now is your time to secure an
excellent trade, $500 less than ordin-
arily.
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MAR RACES.

In this city, March 10, Philip, son Of Frank and
Margaret Q. Dudley, aged months
Funeral this Wednesday afternoon at o'clock,
at No. 80 Deering street.
In this city, March "a, Nellie, daughter OF the
late Robert L. and Margaret Cameron, aged IL
years months.
Funeral this Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clk
at rear Of No. Deer street.
In this city, March 10, Mary Eta, Oldest child
OF Ellen L. and the late Charles f. Leayitt aged
8 years IL months 20 days.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.1
In this city. March 10, Benjamin A. infant son
of Benjamin X. and Sarah I. Cook, aged 10 weeks
Notice Of funeral hereafter.1
In Alfred, March is, Miss Harriet Rogers,
IS years.
In Bath, March IS, Abram P. Snow, aged "a
years and months.-son of the late Capt Abram
Snow.
1.-THE funeral service Of the late Frances E. Dun.
ham will take place this Wednesday afternoon al
4 O'Clock from her late residence, Stevens Plains
Burial at convenience Of the family.
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SUBURBAN NEWS.
YARAI0UTH.

YARMOUTH.
The Yarmouth Poultry Association, which
held very successful first exhibition last
February, reorganizcd last Saturday even
ing on permanent basis. There was a
large attendance at the meeting and four
teen new members were admitted The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
PRESIDENT. r. Cook.
Vice Presidents-C G. Gooding, ]. NJ. Davis, J.
c. Gannett.
Secretary-W. b. Allen.
Treasurer-C. L. Bucknam.
Direct0rs-David Bennett, F. L. Gore, j. A.
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New Cars.

The Pullman Car Company are building
SIX new passenger cars for the Grand Trunk
Railway. The cars will be used on the
Maine division of the road, running between
Portland and Lewiston and Port
land and Island Pond. 1t is expected that
they win be delivered here about the first of
April The cars are built and finished in the
most modern manner.
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MUNICIPAL COURT.

BEFORE RECORDER DYER.
-TUESDAY-Martn Lyden John Milan, Patrick
Murphy, intoMcation; each five days in the
county jail.
William Hunt and Dennis f. CULVER intoxca-
ton; each 80 days in the county jail.
john Milan, resisting officer; fined $50 and
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-16
Jurors Drawn.

In accordance with venires issued the fol-
lowing jurors were drawn by the Board of
Aldermen yesterday afternoon:
Two Grand Jurors for the United States Circuit
Court-Enoch Martin and Amory II. Rogers.
Petit Jurors, United States Circuit Court Rich
and X. Galley and Jonathan Cole.
Three Travers Jurors, Superior Court-Freder
ick A. Gage, Charles w. T. Cooling and Horatio
Clark
The Portland daily press., 1887-03-16
CHAMBER SETS.

In this department we have been add
ing several new styles, and we want to
say to everybody interested, that call
viii richly repay you. We have these
Walnut, Mahogany and Birch, probably
the largest line ever shown in New Eng.
land. Prices ranging from $3.50 to
500, and we will sell any OF them for
cash, or quarter OF the amount down
and the balance by the week or month.
III you cannot come and see the goods
write us for cuts and prices.